Drive On

(dale griffin)

Well, didya ever get the feelin' that the world ain't right?
Like when you're standing in the dance-hall someone picks a fight
He says, "hey, c'mere long-hair i saw ya lookin' at my chick!"
You gotta get away quick
And as you turn to make a run he throws a punch at your head
You know you gotta make the exit or you're gonna be dead
But when you finally hit the sidewalk you can tell that you ain't going too far

'cos someone stole your car
And it's the same play, each day, can't pay, no way
They gotcha in a hole y'know.
It's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
And the snakes are out to bite you everytime
But not me babe
It takes one to know one,
It takes one to know one,
It takes one to know one,
And i know you!

You know i tried to call my baby, tried to make a date,
She said, "i'm awful sorry, honey, but you called too late,
Y'see i've gotta drive my daddy to a meeting of the p.t.a.,
I can't come out to play!"
So then i took me off downtown and met this chick in a bar
She took me back to her apartment in her jaguar,
But when we started rockin' she threw me straight outta the door,
There oughta be a law
And it's the same play, each day, can't pay, there's no way
You're gonna get a break, y'know
It's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
She says she's got the feelin' but she ain't got the time,
Don't gimme that jive, babe
It takes one to know one
And i know you!

Well now it's saturday night and i just got laid,
But there's a shadow in the alley still gotta be paid.
I heard it's tough at the top, but it sure looks good from the floor
They won't let you score.
Every day it's getting rougher and it's hard to survive
When there's a lotta people round don't wanna see you alive,
They wanna take you to the cleaners, and leave you in the gutter to bleed
When they've got all they need.
And it's the same old reason and the same old rhyme,
And the man still wants your life on the dotted line,
But i got wise, babe
It takes one to know one
And i know you (all of you).

(overend watts)

Stop complaining, that won't be any use
It's all right, just stay loose
Listen honey, there's no money
Country's ruined, down the drain.

Jimmy's feeling down, 'cos ain't got a pound,
He's leaving the sinking ship
But he ain't gonna drown; just walkin' on soft ground
So why not stay with us and help us try to put it back afloat.

Best foot forward, worst foot backward,
We shall always overcome,
Playing music for ten years now
Made no bread, we must be dumb!

People feeling down 'cos they ain't got a pound,
They're leaving the sinking ship
But you ain't gonna drown so why not stick around,
And maybe you can stay with us and help us try to make it float again.

"now look here, what's all this bickering, etc, etc?"
(heckling and gyp section)

And so you see, we won't be going away, no way
We're going to stay,
We're going to get stronger,
It won't be much longer.

So be patient and be brave through the slumps
It's going to turn up trumps!

(overend watts)

I need love, i need it now,
Not tomorrow, but right now,
You look good, but you don't look nice,
Be my friend, just once or twice.

I don't wanna settle down,
I just wanna fool around
Gimme something that i want....

I want love, and i wannit now,
Not in two seconds, i wannit now,
You're feeling bad, aw, that's a shame,
Come over here, i'll fix the pain!

A little action is what i need,
If you don't like it, then you better leave,
I'll tell it to you straight down the line
Don't ask no questions, we ain't got time!

(overend watts)

Here we are drifting apart further every day
Friends all say it's not my fault it had to end like this
'cause i don't know too much about caring
And i don't know the meaning of sharing - everything.

I just couldn't show what you should've known,
To keep you by my side,
I just couldn't say what other people say,
They're words too hard to find

Here we are, we can't look back, we can only live,
Wondering why i can't even cry, i can't do anything,
And i don't even care about tomorrow,
Any love that i need i can borrow, to get me by.

I can never show to anyone i know
The way i feel i do,
But one thing's for sure, in my special way
I'm still in love with you.

(overend watts/dale griffin)

Always burned, you've never learned the times when not to fight,
You're always hurtin', never certain that the time was right,
Always being insecure's the price you have to pay
Sometimes it ain't wrong to follow, i can show you the way.

I can show you how it is.

(overend watts)

When you left you really let me down
I can't rise, though i've tried, i'm still waiting around,
I remember how it used to be,
I've tried, and i've tried but i can't understand.
Just the way you called out my name
Wasn't the same, it felt like a different game
And the way you called out my name....

After time has slipped away,
You may find that i'm still on your mind,
We'll have gone our separate ways
Much to far to turn around,
You'll remember all the things we went through,
Following me, following you for all time,
And you'll remember i still feel the same,
It's such a shame ....

I'll tell you something that you ought to know
If you're leaving home today,
You're turning your back on something so strong,
But i hope you find your way.
I'll tell you something that you ought to know
If you're leaving me today,
You're turning your back on a love that's so strong
That you might not find your way
I'll tell you something that you gotta know
If you're leaving me today
Don't turn your back on me,
'cos i can't go on,
And i'll never find my way.